What color is #B86D60?

#B86D60 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Peach Dunes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B86D60?

The RGB value is 184, 109, 96: 184 red, 109 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B86D60?

The complementary color is #60ABB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B86D60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B86D60 color

#B86D60 rgb(184, 109, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B86D60 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 42.7% green and 37.6% blue (184, 109, 96).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 38% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 48% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Peach Dunes (#B3695F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#B86D60 color codes

HEX	`#B86D60`
RGB	`rgb(184, 109, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 42.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 38%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 48%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 48%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, 28.37, 20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 34.75, 35.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.349, 21.975, 13.865)`
Decimal	`12086624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B86D60, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B86D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B86D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B86D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b86d60; }
.text { color: #b86d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b86d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 109 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b86d60, #b89960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #B86D60?: #B86D60 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Peach Dunes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B86D60?: The RGB value is 184, 109, 96: 184 red, 109 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B86D60?: The complementary color is #60ABB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B86D60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.